Administrative
divisions of Kharkiv Coat of Arms
of Kharkiv Oblast The Flag of Kharkiv
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Kharkiv, Lopan (left) and Kharkiv (right) Rivers The Seversky Donets River The View
of the Udy River
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The main building of University of Kharkiv Kharkiv Drama Theatre Kharkiv machine
building plant
by Malyshev
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The Collection of Kharkiv Historical Museum
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Establishment The city was founded by re-settlers who were running away from the war that engulfed Right-bank Ukraine in 1654. The years before the region was a sparsely populated part of the Cossack Hetmanate. The group of people came onto the banks of Lopan and Kharkiv rivers where stood an abandoned settlement. Some sources indicate that the city may have been named after the Ukrainian name for “swan”: kharka. Other sources offer that the city was named after its near-legendary founder, Kharko (a diminutive form of the name Kharyton). According to archive documents, the leader of the re-settlers was otaman Ivan Kryvoshlyk. The Kharkov regiment emblem on the sign to its 250th anniversary
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Life of wandering philosopher Skovoroda is linked with Kharkiv. In 1759-1769 he lectured at the Kharkiv Collegium, wrote many poems, published as collection “Garden of Divine Songs”. The philosopher loved Kharkiv and believed that it could become a forerunner of living Christian faith and high education for other cities and towns of Ukraine. The Monument to H. Skovoroda at the building of Kharkiv Pedagogical University named after him Kharkiv Pedagogical University named after H. Skovoroda
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The dream of Skovoroda to bring enlightment to Kharkiv was realized by V.N. Karazin in his University project. Imperial University in the city of Kharkiv, the ancient building Kharkiv National University Vasyl Nazarovych Karazin
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Mykola Mikhnovsky
1873-1924 Kharkiv Art
College Kharkiv Commercial
College
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On May 22, 1869, railroad was driven to Kharkiv. On this day the first train of the Kursk-Azov railroad arrived from Kursk. With development of railroad the life of the city. Its rhythm and character changed dramatically. Kharkiv Railway Station
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Between December 1941 and January 1942, an estimated 30,000 people (slightly more than half Jewish) were killed and buried in a mass grave by the Germans in a ravine outside of town named Drobitsky Yar.
Drobitsky Yar
Memorial
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Modern view
of the Derzhprom
building Kharkiv Oblast Administration Building Freedom Square
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Kharkiv
EURO 2012
host city emblem Metalist Stadium
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Kharkiv is one of the main cultural centres in Ukraine. It is home of 20 museums, over 10 theaters and a number of picture galleries. Large music and cinema festivals are hosted in Kharkiv almost every year.
International
Short Film Festival International Dance Festival “ART-Bomb” East Fire Festival International Children’s Television Festival “Dytiatko”
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Les Kurbas Mykola Kulish Mykola Khvylovy Pavlo Filipovych
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Of the many attractions of the Kharkiv city are the: Memorial Complex Taras Shevchenko
Monument Mirror Stream Assumption Cathedral Choral Synagogue Annunciation Cathedral
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Of the many attractions of the Kharkiv city are the: Pokrovsky Cathedral Kharkiv Opera and Ballet
Theatre Constitution Square Wedding Palace Kharkiv Airport Sumska Street
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Klavdiya Shulzhenko,
the most popular female singer of the Soviet Union Maria Burmaka,
Ukrainian singer,
musician and songwriter Leonid Bykov
the actor, film director
and script writer Lyudmila Gurchenko,
actress, singer
and entertainer Nikolai Barabashov,
Astronomer, co-author of the
first pictures of the far side of the Moon